Flat tile.



PANENGEN. FLAT TILE.

APPLICATION HLED DEC6| 1915.

Patented Dec. 11, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET Il o. o. PANENGENI FLAT TILE.

APPLICATION FILED DEc.6. I9I5.

1,249,662., Patentd Dec. 11, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

OSKAR OLSEN PANENGEN, OF SKREIA, NORWAY..

FLAT TILE.,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 11, 191W.

Application iled December 6, 1915. Serial No. 65,308.

To all whom t may concern.'

Ide it known that I, @snare O. PANENGEN residing at Skreia in Norway, asubject 01g. the King of Norway, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Flat Tiles, ot which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to improvements in fiat tiles, the object being toprovide means whereby the tiles may be made very thin and yet be strong.

Figure 1 is a sideview and Fig. 2 bot torn-view of a square tile, Fig. 3is a portion ot a root covered with such tiles, Figs. 4 and 5 isside-view and bottom-view respectively et an oval or oblong tile.

lWith reference to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 the body 1 ot the tile on itsunderside is provided with a rib 2 placed along the edges of the tile.On the place where the tile is resting on the purlin (shown in dottedlines) the rib is cut away. rIhe rib-portions 3 and i next to the topcorner will then serve as a button or hooi; tor engagement with thepurlin. The rib-portions 5 and 6 neXt to the bottom corner are drawnback a suitable distance from the edges of the tile-body according tothe desired overlapping of the underlying tiles. @n the place facing thepurlin the tile is provided with a liing' 7 so as to produce a goedbearingsurface. The side corners of the tilebody are cut away to formContact surfaces 8, 8 for the adjoining tiles in the saine liorizontairow.

nThe rib 2 has the principal object to strengthen the tile againstbreakage but it is also of use during transport, as otherwise the buttonwould be in the way during packing and then the lower rib portions 5 and(i will steady the tile by being in contact with the edges 9 and 10 ofthe underlying tiles.

In order to further strengthen the tile I may provide a central rib 12.

The tile shown in Figs. et and 5 is an inniu tati-on of the slate-tiles.The tile body 13 is provided with a rib 1li, 15 and button 16 at the topand also filling 17 forming bearing surface for the purlin (in dottedlines). The upper part of the tile has incurved edge portions 1S and 19,the curvature of said portions corresponding to the curvature ot the ribportions 1li and 15 respectively, so that in position on the roof saidrib-porn tions are in contact with the curved edge portions 18 and 19,whereby the position of the tile is steadied.

What I claim as my invention is,-

A tile being formed adjacent its edges with ribs, said ribs beinginterrupted through a certain portion of their length wherein toaccommodate the purlin, such Space sloping upwardly toward the end ofthe tile in order to obtain a good contact surface against such purlin.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OSKAR OLSEN PANENGEN,

Witnesses:

C. FAnnrcrns I-IANsnN, Hnnvre ATHENS.

Maples ci' this patent may be obtained for ive cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Intent. Washington, D. G.

